<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title> lml@lancaironline.net Mailing List Archive</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/SkinFiles/lancaironline.net/Samoware/style.css" type="text/css" /> <meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off" /> <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer" /> </head> <body> <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data"> <input type="hidden" name="FormCharset" value="iso-8859-1" /> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td><table border="0" width="90%" cellspacing="5" align="center"> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="2.html"><img src="/SkinFiles/lancaironline.net/Samoware/LeftArrow.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></td> <td align="center" class="externalHeader"><a href="../">Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #3</a></td> <td align="right"><a href="4.html"><img src="/SkinFiles/lancaironline.net/Samoware/RightArrow.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3" class="externalMessage"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="messageData"> <tr><td> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" class="rfcheader"><tr valign="top"> <td width="100%"><table class="rfcheaderfields"> <tr><td class="rfcfieldname">From:</td> <td class="rfcfieldvalue">J. N. Cameron <toucan@The-I.net></td></tr> <tr><td class="rfcfieldname">Subject:</td> <td class="rfcfieldvalue">Aileron weights; ES wing fairings</td></tr> <tr><td class="rfcfieldname">Date:</td> <td class="rfcfieldvalue">Sun, 2 Sep 2001 10:36:09 -0500</td></tr> <tr><td class="rfcfieldname">To:</td> <td class="rfcfieldvalue">Lancair List <lancair.list@olsusa.com></td></tr> </table></td> <td align="center" class="rfcheaderlinks"> <a href="3-H.txt" target="_blank"><img src="/TextHeaders.gif" border="0" alt="Message Header" /></a><br/><br/> <a href="3-P.txt" target="_blank"><img src="/TextLetter.gif" border="0" alt="Undecoded Message" /></a> </td> </tr></table> </td></tr> <tr><td><div class="textBeg" data-body-marker="20537"/><tt class="letterText"> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br/> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >><br/> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br/> >><br/> An easy mold for aileron weights is to just use a router in a piece of<br/> 1x4 to rout out a cavity the width of the aileron flange, 1/2" deep and<br/> about 12 or 15 inches long. Melt lead in an old cast iron skillet or pan,<br/> then prop one edge of the mold up when you pour lead to make a weight with a<br/> wedge-shaped profile. The wooden mold smokes a bit when you pour the lead,<br/> but I've used the same mold for two ES's now, and it's still in good shape.<br/> These can be attached with screws, Hysol, e-glass, or whatever. BTW, you'll<br/> probably have to grind out some of the wing core to allow proper travel.<br/> <br/> As for wing fairings, these are probably the most miserable, sorriest<br/> pieces in the whole kit. Why they're still using the polyester resin<br/> moldings I'll never know. The resin heats up and gets gummy when you try<br/> to cut, sand, or grind it; the parts weigh far too much; and it really<br/> gives you the itchies working with it. Long sleeves, gloves, and a good<br/> dust mask highly recommended with this stuff.<br/> <br/> On both my ES's, I fitted the top fairings first, trimming in several<br/> stages until I got a reasonable fit. The final part (thankfully!) ends up<br/> about 1/3 the size (and weight) of the original molded piece. On my second<br/> ES (nearly done !?), the inboard edge of the FB wings was about 1" inboard<br/> of where it was supposed to be. I thought hard about trimming it back to<br/> the 25.5" from centerline that it's supposed to be, but the inboard ribs and<br/> reinforcements for the wing attach plates were also inboard of where they're<br/> supposed to be, so I couldn't trim the wings without cutting into all that.<br/> As a result, the radius needed for the wing root fairing is tighter than the<br/> molded piece. Bottom line is that I don't have as nice a curve blend from<br/> wing to fuselage as I'd like, but, hey, it's a Lancair! After a while you<br/> don't expect anything to fit, you just sit down and figure out what you have<br/> to do to get something you're satisfied with.<br/> <br/> Another trick -- on the upper fairing, the curve forward to aft doesn't<br/> match the curve of the top of the wing. These compound-curve pieces don't<br/> want to bend in certain directions, so I ended up cutting a series of slits<br/> from the top down toward the wing, maybe 4 or 5" deep and 3 or 4" apart, so<br/> I could bend the fairing to match the wing. Filled the slots with flox when<br/> I bonded the fairing on. (Same trick on the door frame, which also doesn't<br/> match the curve of the fuselage.)<br/> <br/> Jim Cameron<br/> N143ES reserved<br/> <br/> <br/> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br/> LML website: <a href="http://www.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html</a><br/> LML Builders' Bookstore: <a href="http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair</a><br/> <br/> Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com.<br/> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><br/> </tt> <div class="textEnd" data-body-marker="20537"/></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="2.html"><img src="/SkinFiles/lancaironline.net/Samoware/LeftArrow.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></td> <td></td> <td align="right"><a href="4.html"><img src="/SkinFiles/lancaironline.net/Samoware/RightArrow.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5"> <tr> <td class="externalAction"><a href="mailto:lml-feed@lancaironline.net?subject=Subscribe%20me%21">Subscribe (FEED)</a></td> <td class="externalAction"><a href="mailto:lml-digest@lancaironline.net?subject=Subscribe%20me%21">Subscribe (DIGEST)</a></td> <td class="externalAction"><a href="mailto:lml-index@lancaironline.net?subject=Subscribe%20me%21">Subscribe (INDEX)</a></td> <td class="externalAction"><a href="mailto:lml-off@lancaironline.net?subject=Unsubscribe%20me%21">Unsubscribe</a></td> <td class="externalAction"><a href="mailto:lml-request@lancaironline.net?subject=about%20lml@lancaironline.net%20list">Mail to Listmaster</a></td> </tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> </form> </body> </html>